diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a745e4a97391483fdaa720dbaea5f4a3c5b651a9..cd4f1a685009642968a84f4cee172f71b00d162b 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ override_dh_auto_clean:
 override_dh_auto_build:
 
 %:
-	dh $@ --with python2 --buildsystem=python_distutils
+	dh $@ --with python2,systemd --buildsystem=python_distutils